A man's power to connect his thought with its proper symbol, and so to utter it, depends on the simplicity of his character, that is, upon his love of truth, and his desire to communicate it without loss.

The characteristic of genuine heroism is its persistency. All men have wandering impulses, fits and starts of generosity. But when you have resolved to be great, abide by yourself, and do not weakly try to reconcile yourself with the world. The heroic cannot be the common, nor the common the heroic.

Science always goes abreast with the just elevation of the man, keeping step with religion and metaphysics; or, the state of science is an index of our self-knowledge.

There is no strong performance without a little fanaticism in the performer.

The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because man is disunited with himself.

Go oft to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path.

The good rain, like a bad preacher, does not know when to leave off.